z/OS

ALSO CALLED:
Operating System 390,
IBM OS/390,
IBM MVS,
Multiple Virtual Storage,
MVS,
OS/390DEFINITION: MVS (Multiple Virtual Storage) is an operating system from IBM that continues to run on many of IBM's mainframe and large server computers. MVS has been said to be the operating system that keeps the world going and the same could be said of its successor systems, OS/390 and z/OS. The payroll, accounts receivable, transaction processing, database management, and other programs critical to the world's
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The limited amount of infomation provided by traditional DB2 for z/OS monitoring makes it difficult and time-consuming to isolate problems within the multiple layers of today's Java, CLI (SAP), and .NET applications. Read this paper to discover a monitoring alternative that provides the detailed information needed for modern applications.

EBOOK:
Reduced windows for operation and increases in data make it imperative for today's batch processing systems to scale out and perform better. Read this white paper to learn how to address these and other challenges of modern batch processing while reducing costs and improving time to market.

EBOOK:
Read this e-book to learn how to fully automate the management of all SAP components and related products running on z/OS, AIX®, or Linux®. The automation software monitors all resources and controls the restart and/or takeover of failing components, thereby ensuring near continuous availability of the SAP system.

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This paper discusses how and why to design SQL that will reduce the number of times calls are made to DB2. We'll look at how to write SMART applications rather than writing applications that act like generic I/O modules to DB2, properly tune SMART SQL, and how to exploit SQL and application features in DB2 on z/OS version 8 and 9.

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Read this white paper featuring mainframe expert Wayne Kernochan to gain insight on insight on performance management software - specifically as it relates to the mainframe - and on why this technology is more important now than ever before.

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